Friars Academy term dates 2026/27
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
9 dates for 2026-2027, from the school’s own calendar, ready to add to a planner.
Every published date
INSET Day
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · all day
INSET Day
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · all day
Autumn Half Term
26–30 October 2026 · 5 days
Christmas Holidays
21 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · 12 days
Spring Half Term
15–19 February 2027 · 5 days
Easter Holidays
26 March – 9 April 2027 · 15 days
INSET Day
Monday, 12 April 2027 · all day
Summer Half Term
31 May – 4 June 2027 · 5 days
Friars Academy’s 2026/27 year in brief
The year runs from Friday, 4 September 2026 to Tuesday, 20 July 2027, 191 school days in all. The 4 INSET days are 1 September 2026, 2 September 2026, 3 September 2026, 12 April 2027, when the school is closed to pupils.
- Autumn Term
- 4 September – 18 December 2026Half term 26–30 October 2026
- Spring Term
- 4 January – 25 March 2027Half term 15–19 February 2027
- Summer Term
- 13 April – 20 July 2027Half term 31 May – 4 June 2027
Compared with North Northamptonshire Council’s 2026/27 calendar, Friars Academy differs in 2 of 3 terms:
- The autumn term starts 4 September 2026 rather than 1 September 2026.
- The summer term starts 13 April 2027 rather than 12 April 2027, and ends 20 July 2027 rather than 21 July 2027, and breaks for half term 31 May – 4 June 2027 rather than 1–4 June 2027.
North Northamptonshire school holidays 2026/27 has the council’s breaks on their own, for anyone booking around them.
Friars Academy is one of 154 schools in the North Northamptonshire area, each listed with whose term dates it follows.
About the school
- Ages
- ages 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Trust
- BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Budd
- URN
- 140277
Friars Academy sets its own term dates, so they can differ from North Northamptonshire Council’s. These are the school’s own published dates. Check with the school before booking a holiday.
Friars Academy’s own term dates page · friarsacademy.org
Plan the term around them
Add these dates, build your timetable on the school’s two-week rotation, and track what is due against days you are actually in.